Fall Term  A.D. 1886
           Thursday December 2nd 1886
       The Court met this day pursuant to adjournment His
       Honor Thos F. King Judge presiding

       J.W.F. King  Edmr  }
                vs        }
       C.A. Simmons       }
                     and  }
       J.W.F. King Admr   }
                vs        }
       C.A. Simmons et al }
                             And now on this day on
       motion of the Plaintiffs attorney in the above
       styled Cause it is ordered that the order of the
       Court dismissing the Said causes for wont of 
       prosecution at the last term of this Court be
       recinded and that said cause be docketed
       for this term.

       Valentine Stirewalt, }  Ashby Scott & Thrasher
# 11              vs        } Action on the Case
       The Florida Southern }
       Railway Company      }  R.W. Davis, Hampton & Hampton
                            }
                              And now on this day this
       Cause came on to be heard and the parties plain-
       tiff and Defendants appearing in open Court
       by their respective attorneys and now the issues
       being joined a Jury was called and there came
       J.B. Coker, W.W. Pope, C.W. Stephens, F.P. Whitten
       burg J.L. Crawford and Ferd Bayer who were 
       duly sworn and empanelled to well and truly try
       the issues joined and thereafter after hearing the
       evidence the argument of Counsel and the Charge
       of the Court retired to consider of their verdict
       and thereafter on the Same day returned into
       open Court and rendered the following verdict
       to wit: Gainesville Fla Dec 2nd 1886
       We the Jury find for plaintiff in the Sum
       of one thousand Dollars damages
                                    Ferdinand Bayer
                                       Foreman
       Whereupon it is ordered considered and adjudged
       by the Court that the Plaintiff Valentine Stirewalt
       do have and recover of and from the Defendant
       the sum of One thousand dollars for his

[ Written in left margin: ]

New Trial Granted
     J.A. Carlisle
           Clerk